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  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  study is slowly but surely slipping away. I can't wait until all 1100+ of ... , have them ready! I was lucky last year in that my host was someone I ... the events I wanted to attend at last year's CPW by ranking them in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  planned for later in the year! Hmmm, I think I'm going to need a bigger ... I've been working with video since CPW wrapped up, generally ... putting "build Admissions Beowulf cluster*" on the To Do list. I ♥ my Mac

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  are patiently waiting, please check out the FAQs below in case I can get ... in your MyMIT tracker. AHHHH I CAN’T CHECK THE STATUS OF MY ... QB applicants in general over here. AHHHH I DID MY INTERVIEW BUT IT

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  part in the celebration! While those are all the photos I have for now ... foiled at the twelfth hour, the conspirators nonetheless secured a place in ... of our number decided to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day in a uniquely

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My first music festival It was muddy.

  

  along I-81S past a flurry of state forests. We made a quick stop in ... tent in the dark, did some reading (I'm most of the way through this) and ... 're actually doing okay; I dumped them in the bathtub when I got home. Definitely

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  : What can I say? There are few topics as important as this. Meanwhile, in ... problems. Matt notes: I'm pretty excited about the new major in Biological ... of great wars in the future. Historical cases include World War I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  LuisObispo.com. You can read the story yourself here, but I'll pull out some choice ... years in admissions, I've seen students take some time before starting MIT ... . But I do think that there is a bit of a stigma about such plans in many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  hope in some small way I might have touched theirs. ... Almost three years ago, I wrote an entry which was very special to me, talking about two people at MIT who had touched many lives. I entitled the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Yestermonth’s IAP Everyone else is doing it.

  

  I've mentally partitioned my time here into "eras" with defining ... academic slacking. During sophomore year, I buckled down to work and finished most of my major. It wasn't that exciting. As I passed the halfway point

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fashion Design at MIT calling all fashionistos and fashionistas [pictures inside!]

  

  down in 'e d i t' by Samantha D., MIT Class of 2015, a series that takes ... . They're all crazy good dancers--that's about all I can say about them ... to become a better photographer, so I have a bunch of pictures for you

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Decisions Are Not In The Mail Bad language on MyMIT.

  

  Hi folks, I see in the comments from my last entry that MyMIT is telling people that decisions have been mailed. I've asked the tech folks to look into this; I have no idea why it's happening. Selection committee

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  When I say that snow was a statistically significant factor in my choice of MIT, I mean it. I'm on a mission to spread the New England winter ... of snow. Even better, right outside of the dorm where Siyi and I live

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  clueless about what they were like on a daily basis before I moved in ... the dorm? EC is pretty informal in that you can keep other pets too if ... I was reading one of Laura's recent entries with a response to a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exploring the Outdoors! In Kresge that is...

  

  At the end of fall semester, I look forward to one thing. No, it ... Mechanical Engineers during their senior year. In this class, students learn ... develop products in the industry. Every year, Professor David Wallace puts

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 14, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  enroll next fall, please make it a better place. I know you can. I hope you ... available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind. We can

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  In honor of the release of the Nintendo Wii the Great Dome found itself hacked. Photo Credit: Eric Schmiedl More photos can be found here ... back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda! The

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  hosts this episode, and it features some interviews I conducted with graduating students (you can frequently see my thumb). Marsha is broadcasting ... working on a Masters in Fine Arts degree full time for the next year; Zig

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  Today. I. Joined. Quidditch. The awesomeness is still sinking in ... for a while. I bike year-round, but today was the first time since fall that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  ...Heliport? Heliport? Did I read that correctly? Yes, Kamen has, in addition to a garage ... applications, I grabbed a Zipcar Prius and set a course for New Hampshire. After battling traffic caused by the likes of Barack Obama and Ron Paul, I arrived

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  More free stuff Free sneak previews of films and how to beat the casino.

  

  readers may remember that last year around this time I attended a free sneak of the film I Heart Huckabees, and also listed some other sneaks that ... , School of Rock and Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. LSC frequently (i

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2005